[2] The village of Childs is located in Carbondale township.

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 1,115 people, 461 households, and 321 families residing in the township.

There were 461 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families.

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Males had a median income of $44,338 versus $32,019 for females.